1988–89 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Manchester City's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Second Division.

Manchester City
1988–89 season
ChairmanPeter Swales
ManagerMel Machin
StadiumMaine Road
Second Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Full Members' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Moulden (13)
All: Paul Moulden (17)

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chelsea 46 29 12 5 96 50 +46 99 Division Champions, promoted
2 Manchester City 46 23 13 10 77 53 +24 82 Promoted
3 Crystal Palace 46 23 12 11 71 49 +22 81 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Watford 46 22 12 12 74 48 +26 78 Participated in play-offs
5 Blackburn Rovers 46 22 11 13 74 59 +15 77
Source: thestatcat.co.uk[1]
Notes:
  1. Crystal Palace won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1988Hull CityA0-111,653
29 August 1988Oldham AthleticH1-422,594Lake
3 September 1988WalsallH2-217,104McNab, Morley
10 September 1988Leeds UnitedA1-123,677McNab
17 September 1988Brighton & Hove AlbionH2-116,033Brightwell, Moulden
20 September 1988ChelseaA3-18,071Brightwell (2), Moulden
24 September 1988BarnsleyA2-19,300Morley, White
1 October 1988Blackburn RoversH1-022,111Biggins
5 October 1988PortsmouthH4-117,202Biggins, Lake, Moulden, White
8 October 1988Ipswich TownA0-115,521
15 October 1988Plymouth ArgyleA1-010,158Gayle
22 October 1988Birmingham CityH0-020,205
26 October 1988West Bromwich AlbionA0-114,258
29 October 1988SunderlandH1-122,398Hinchcliffe
5 November 1988Leicester CityA0-014,080
12 November 1988WatfordH3-121,142Biggins (2), Moulden
19 November 1988BournemouthA1-09,874Moulden
26 November 1988Oxford UnitedH2-120,145Morley, Redmond
3 December 1988Crystal PalaceA0-012,274
10 December 1988Bradford CityH4-020,129Brightwell (2), Moulden (2)
17 December 1988Shrewsbury TownH2-219,613Hinchcliffe (2)
26 December 1988Stoke CityA1-324,059Gleghorn
31 December 1988Swindon TownA2-110,776Beckford, Gayle
2 January 1989Leeds UnitedH0-033,034
14 January 1989Oldham AthleticA1-019,536Megson
21 January 1989Hull CityH4-120,485Biggins (2), Moulden, White
4 February 1989PortsmouthA1-013,187Gleghorn
11 February 1989Ipswich TownH4-022,145Biggins (2), Gayle, Morley
18 February 1989Birmingham CityA2-011,707Gleghorn, McNab
25 February 1989Plymouth ArgyleH2-022,451Biggins, McNab
1 March 1989West Bromwich AlbionH1-125,109Moulden
4 March 1989WatfordA0-115,747
11 March 1989Leicester CityH4-222,266Morley (3), Own Goal
14 March 1989SunderlandA4-216,167White (2), Gleghorn, Morley
18 March 1989ChelseaH2-340,070McNab, Taggart
25 March 1989WalsallA3-37,562Moulden (2), Oldfield
27 March 1989Stoke CityH2-128,303Hinchcliffe, Oldfield
1 April 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-212,072Morley
4 April 1989Shrewsbury TownA1-08,271Morley
8 April 1989Swindon TownH2-122,663Hinchcliffe, Oldfield
15 April 1989Blackburn RoversA0-416,927
22 April 1989BarnsleyH1-221,274Lake
29 April 1989Oxford UnitedA4-27,762Brightwell, Gleghorn, White, Own Goal
1 May 1989Crystal PalaceH1-133,456Gleghorn
6 May 1989BournemouthH3-330,564Moulden (2), Morley
13 May 1989Bradford CityA1-112,479Morley

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R2 1st Leg28 September 1988Plymouth ArgyleH1-09,454White
R2 2nd Leg12 October 1988Plymouth ArgyleA6-3 (won 7-3 on agg)8,794Gleghorn (2), Biggins, Lake, McNab, Moulden
R32 November 1988Sheffield UnitedH4-216,609Moulden (3), Morley
R429 November 1988Luton TownA1-310,178White

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R37 January 1989Leicester CityH1-023,838McNab
R428 January 1989BrentfordA1-312,000Gleghorn

Full Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R113 December 1988Blackburn RoversA2-3 (aet)5,763Gleghorn, Own Goal

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  WAL Andy Dibble
GK  ENG Paul Cooper
DF  ENG Brian Gayle
DF  ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
DF  ENG Steve Redmond
DF  ENG Mark Seagraves
DF  NIR Gerry Taggart
DF  ENG Bill Williams
MF  ENG Paul Lake
MF  SCO Neil McNab
MF  ENG Ian Brightwell
MF  ENG Dean Kilroy
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
MF  ENG Ian Scott
MF  NIR Michael Hughes
FW  ENG David White
FW  ENG Trevor Morley
FW  ENG Paul Moulden
FW  ENG Wayne Biggins
FW  ENG Nigel Gleghorn
FW  ENG Jason Beckford
FW  ENG Imre Varadi
FW  ENG Paul Simpson
FW  ENG David Oldfield
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References

  1. "1988-89: Barclays League Division 2 : Table". TheStatCat. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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